美国习惯用语-第35期:monkey business
<p>美国习惯用语-第35讲:<span word="monkey">monkey</span> <span word="business">business</span></p><p><span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monkey">monkey</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> </p><p>当别人提到猴子的时候，你脑子里会出现一个什么形像呢？一般来说，人们认为猴子是一个很聪敏的动物，大家都喜欢观察它们，这是因为猴子的行动往往跟人很像。它们也确实和人一样有的时候很调皮、爱耍花招。美国的成语和俗语也反应了猴子的这些特点。今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语就是和猴子的特性有关的。我们要介绍的第一个俗语就是：<span word="monkey">monkey</span> <span word="business">business</span>。 <span word="Monkey">Monkey</span> 就是猴子的意思， <span word="business">business</span> 是指做生意或办什么事。但是 <span word="monkey">monkey</span> 和 <span word="business">business</span> 两个字合在一起用的时候，它们的意思就变了。 <span word="Monkey">Monkey</span> <span word="business">business</span> 是指不道德或不合法的行为，往往是偷偷摸摸和具有欺骗性的行为，例如盗用公款等。下面我们来举一个例子： </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="there">there</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="monkey">monkey</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="hall">hall</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>." </p><p>这句话的意思是：“有些报纸说，市政府里有许多见不得人的事，有的营造商为了从市政府获得建造新机场的合同而偷偷地用钱贿赂市政府的官员。” </p><p><span word="Monkey">Monkey</span> <span word="business">business</span> 不一定指当官的人贪污腐化，一般人当中也可能出现不轨行为，下面这个人说的就是一个例子： </p>
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